I am not usually one to complain about swim meets, since I appreciate all the hard work that goes in to putting one on.... And I fully understand that this is the largest LCM Nationals in the history of Masters Swimming....
But really...
Not being able to swim against your competition in the 200's???
This is not a local meet. This is the Nationals. The ONLY time I get to swim against my own age group.
There needs to be a better solution.
I guess it brings me back to the point that the fastest person in an age group could end up swimming in lane 8 being swallowed up by swimmers 20 years younger.
Or, kicking the butts of some of the swimmers 20 years younger and feeling quite happy with the result. An 'outside smoke' is a thing of beauty and likely even more beautiful when you take down much younger swimmers.
On the topic of lane 8 and lane 1, at least for Nationals, the pools we swim in are often of such quality that there's little to no disadvantage to these lanes. If you can get ahead of the swimmers in lane 2 or 7, you actually have 'cleaner' water. I think these lanes unnecessarily get a bad rap.
I guess it brings me back to the point that the fastest person in an age group could end up swimming in lane 8 being swallowed up by swimmers 20 years younger.
Or, kicking the butts of some of the swimmers 20 years younger and feeling quite happy with the result. An 'outside smoke' is a thing of beauty and likely even more beautiful when you take down much younger swimmers.
On the topic of lane 8 and lane 1, at least for Nationals, the pools we swim in are often of such quality that there's little to no disadvantage to these lanes. If you can get ahead of the swimmers in lane 2 or 7, you actually have 'cleaner' water. I think these lanes unnecessarily get a bad rap.
